adjective
Other Word Forms
- trashily adverb
- trashiness noun
Etymology
Origin of trashy
Example Sentences
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A disco ball, aka “myriad reflector,” can turn any trashy hellhole into a party space, especially if you don’t look too closely.
Those who appreciate a little chiaroscuro interplay in their trashy TV ensembles might fall for this guy, if only for being a potent, balancing opposition to Rapaport’s windbaggery.
From Salon
The song that'll take them over the top is a trashy pop earworm called Internet Girl.
From BBC
It’s trashy noir yet elevated and totally dead-eyed — as if Flannery O’Connor took a crack at writing a James M. Cain story.
From Los Angeles Times
For the record, Buffalo chicken wings are messy but never trashy.
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